Whittaker, Noble

June 03, 1998

WHITTAKER, Noble

Noble Whittaker, 90, of Wethersfield died Wednesday (May 27, 1998) in Plantsville. He was born Sept. 15, 1907 in County Fermanaugh, Northern Ireland, son the late Margaret (Elliott) and Robert Whittaker. Mr. Whittaker was the Executive Vice President of Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. and a Board member from 1932 - 1972. Mr. Whittaker also served as a Sargeant in the Army Air Corps from 1942 - 1945. He married Catherine (Yeates) Whittaker on Oct. 12, 1941 and resided in Wethersfield and Yonkers, NY. He was a member of the Diamond Thistle Lodge #555 in Tarrytown, NY and a communicant of the Wethersfield United Methodist Church and the Good Shepard Presbyterian Church, Yonkers, NY. He enjoyed gardening, woodworking, fishing and his family. Besides his wife Catherine, he leaves two sons, Frederick Whittaker of Newport News, VA and Richard Whittaker of Flemington, NJ and three grandchildren, David, John and Annie Whittaker. Services were held in New York. Memorial donations in his memory may be made to the Alzheimer's Resource Center, 1261 South Main St., Plantsville, CT.